Rigby James H, Sidique Shyama
Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202-3489, USA.
Org Lett. 2007 Mar 29;9(7):1219-21. doi: 10.1021/ol062915+. Epub 2007 Mar 6.
[structure: see text]. A total synthesis of acetylcholine blocking agent, phenserine, has been achieved by employing a [4+1] cyclization between an appropriately substituted indole isocyanate and a bis(alkylthio)carbene.